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Hi all, firstly, I'm new. Let's not all flame me as a Chinese spam-man.. even though I know I'm asking something a bit much for a newbie.

Essentially, my year 12 Formal is on the 19th of November and I'm just wondering if any Brisbane-ites would be interested in donating their baby (as in, car) to my cause.

Definitely not a fan of the old Mustangs and 60's cars that people are taking.. to be honest.. they don't look all that great (that perception may just be from me not really liking many American style things)... and Limo's are so last decade.

I'm just doing a search on whether people would like to donate a nice looking car. I'd LOVE a 34 GT-R (or any GT-R really). But, even if you own a non-nissan nice car.. give me a yell because I'm always interested.

Also, if you guys even know someone that normally does this kind of formal thing.. maybe you could put me on to them or something.

I know it's a real hassle for you to hand over a thing like this.. but, I have a responsible driver friend (Over 25 etc with CAMS license and for those skyline lovers.. a R31 GTS1).

Of course, those details can be discussed... you may not trust someone else etc.

Thanks for your time.. please reply :P (oh.. and it will be for me and a date).

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O.....k....

Kudos for not wanting an old yank tank for your formal. Having something unique is pretty cool of course, all those yank tanks are shit on the inside and most have no aircon anyway so you will show up sweaty as in a suit in summer. Fark that.

A lot of kids are taking stretch hummers and thinking that's cool. If they only knew how wrong they are. For example I took a friends sister to her formal in a masarati granturismo and there was a stretch hummer a few cars back. No one looked at the hummer.

The biggest issue you will have is someone handing over their keys to their pride and joy. Having an L2S doesn't mean jack either, I've got one, they're $100 and a few forms, probably a third of the members on here would have the same. There have been so many stories of people driving other peoples cars ending in disaster.

Your best bet would be to start a thread in the Queensland section and offer money (not peanuts) for someone else to pick you and your date up in a nice GTR, mention the date, pickup time and location and dropoff time and location.

Good luck with it :devil:

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unless one of the members here that own a GTR are multi-millionaire and don't really care

good luck getting someone to hand over their keys to pride and joy to someone they don't know and who is only 18

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Yeah, I knew that's what'd stop most people. It's a monstrous ask (especially for someone like me who doesn't really have any reputation around here).

If there was some form of service where I could organise a 34 for a formal.. I'd be on it in no time. Just from doing research around here.. there are no places that really do that kindof thing (other than places with the old stretch hummers and limo's). This is the last place I thought I'd look.. I'm running out of options! It's easy to find cars.. but it's just the normal formal junk.

My auntie has a Lexus IS250.. which is potentially my absolute last option (they aren't real stunners).

Thankyou both for your input! Even if you guys know of places that deal with this kinda thing.. it'd be awesome to know. Time is running out :devil:

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Like I said the best bet is a thread in Qld area saying outright you will pay cash for a ride.

The car you go in isn't the biggest part of the night, the afterparty is the bit you'll remember

You seem to have your head screwed on a bit more than the others that start formal threads. I'd help out with my gtr but wrong city.

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I had these thoughts too when I was in school...

as N1GTR said, why not just ask someone to take you for some money? if its just for you and your date whats the problem by being driven by a member?

Honestly, if it is a parent thing and they don't want a stranger driving you and your date to the formal, and they (or your older sibling) were planning to drive the car I see where your parents are coming from.

It might be best to think about something else then getting someone off here with a skyline to drive you as your parents wont let you go drive off with a stranger and a stranger wont let someone they don't know take their car....

P.S I went the classic route and got a limo with me,my date and another 10 of my mates and it was bloody fun... sure its not original, but still fun.

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i know this might not apply

but if there is enough space

why not consider getting a helicopter to drop you off,

i know it might sound stupid

but thats what id call rocking up in style

plus you get the experience of being in a chopper

also i heard chopper drop offs arnt that expensive

about 150$ - 15minutes

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I had these thoughts too when I was in school...

as N1GTR said, why not just ask someone to take you for some money? if its just for you and your date whats the problem by being driven by a member?

Honestly, if it is a parent thing and they don't want a stranger driving you and your date to the formal, and they (or your older sibling) were planning to drive the car I see where your parents are coming from.

It might be best to think about something else then getting someone off here with a skyline to drive you as your parents wont let you go drive off with a stranger and a stranger wont let someone they don't know take their car....

P.S I went the classic route and got a limo with me,my date and another 10 of my mates and it was bloody fun... sure its not original, but still fun.

Yeah, I really have no problem with someone driving me and my date to the formal. It would be a tad less awkward with my Brother-in-law.. but, yeah. Also, I'm not asking this for free.. but i'm just not putting a price on it either.. I don't know whats a reasonable price for the night (and I'm 17 which means I'm rather poor..) so it's up to whoever's interested to just chuck a random price out there.

So yeah, I will pay :D I'm not a cheap noob looking for a free ride!

Also, sure.. try landing a Chopper in the middle of the city at the Hilton? Sounds like fun though.

Maybe I should just go in a lawnmower?

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If i were doing my formal over again, i'd try to get a gtr to take me in, of course. (actually, i'd try to get a proper date first). But I'd have got someone who's done a formal dropoff before to do it too, cause the person who dropped me off had no idea where he was going, came in the wrong way and dropped me off on the wrong side. Sucked, but it was a pretty crappy formal anyway.

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i went to my yr 10 formal last year in a bayside blue r34 gtr. I just went on carsales and rang up a lady that was selling hers locally, asked her nicely and there it went, bob's your uncle. :) Maybe try that approach? I paid her for 1/2 tank of petrol and bought her a box of chocolates aswell haha.

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I just went on carsales and rang up a lady that was selling hers locally, asked her nicely and there it went, bob's your uncle.
Not a bad idea. aye. I've had someone PM me about a 34GTT.. it's looking good. I just can't PM him back that i'm interested because I need 10 posts. lulz.
Ride the missus wink.gif

lol, all you need is a skateboard, momentum will do the rest smile.gif

Double lolz.

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